04-06 Flashcards
canvass
仔细检查，详尽讨论：examine carefully or discuss thoroughly; 游说，去（一个地区）的各处或找到（个人）来拉选票或订单：solicits votes or orders
capitulate
投降，默许：give all resistance
caprice
一时冲动的决定：impulsive change; 反复无常，善变：change, impulsively
captivate
吸引：attract
careworn
忧心忡忡的，焦虑的：grief, anxiety
cardinal
主要的，非常重要的：foremost importance, paramount
caricature
用讽刺歪曲等手法的夸张，漫画，讽刺画：exaggeration; 嘲笑性模仿或夸张：copy, exaggerate
carnal
肉体的，物质的：physical; 世俗的：worldly
carouse
畅饮，狂欢作乐：drink, freely
carp
对小事吹毛求疵，挑剔，表现不满：peevish criticism, objections, express dissatisfaction, tiresomely
carve
雕刻：three-dimensional representation; （通过长期不懈努力）开创，开拓：produce or bring about
cast
演员，演员阵容：a set of characters; 选派（演员）：assign, actor; 提出：give off; 抛弃：get rid of
castigate
强烈（公开）指责：criticize; 惩罚：penalty
catalyze
成为···的导火索，导致：be the cause of
catastrophe
大灾难：tragedy; 彻底的失败：utter failure
categorical
没有例外的，无条件限制的，绝对的：without, qualification, absolute
catholic
普遍的，包容的：not limited or specialized
caustic
腐蚀性的：destroying, eating away; 挖苦讽刺的，刻薄的：incisive sarcasm
caveat
警告，告诫：warning of a specific limitation
cavil
挑剔，吹毛求疵：quibble
cavort
欢快地蹦跳或行走，雀跃：sprightly
cede
（根据条约）放弃，割让：surrender possession of
cement
粘合，粘合剂：uniting, binding
censor
审查并删除不良的东西：examine, delete
censorious
挑剔指责的：critical
censure
公开表示反对，谴责：public, formal disapproval
census
人口普查：survey, population
cessation
终止，暂停：stopping of a process
chaff
开玩笑：make jokes
chagrin
沮丧，懊恼：mind
chameleon
变色龙，善变的人：changes or adopts opinions
champion
支持：support
chaos
混乱：disorder, confusion
charade
装模作样：intended to deceive; 动作字谜：represented in pantomime
charlatan
骗子，装懂的人：fraudulent
chary
非常谨慎的：cautious
chase
镂雕（金属）以装饰：decorate; 驱赶：force out
chasm
分歧，（意见、利益或忠诚上）明显差异：pronounced difference
chauvinistic
盲目爱国的：excessive favoritism
check
使突然停止，阻止：arrest, abruptly; 同意，一致：agreement
cherubic
天使般可爱的：rosy
chicanery
诡计多端的，欺骗：deception
chide
责备：scold mildly
choleric
易怒的，暴躁的：angered; 生气的：anger, irate
chord
与···和谐一致，符合：accord, agree
chromatic
彩色的：colors
chronic
经常发生的，复发的：frequent recurrence;习惯性的，不可能改变的：not likely, change
churl
粗野的人：rude, boorish; 吝啬鬼：mean, stingy
cipher
无影响或无价值的人：no importance, influence; 计算（价值）：determine, mathematical operations; 密码：conceal
circuitous
迂回的，不直接的：not, forthright, direct; 冗长的：more, necessary
circumlocution
绕圈子说话：unnecessarily, indirect, evasion; 冗长：too many
circumscribe
限制：limit; 包围，围绕：surround
circumspect
谨慎的，小心的：careful
circumvent
躲避，不遵从：avoid, comply
civility
彬彬有礼：courteous, politeness
claim
要求（权利）：ask for, right; 断言：state as a fact; 剥夺生命：deprive, life; 权利：right
clandestine
隐藏的，秘密的：secret, illicit, improper
clarion
清楚响亮的：loud, clear
clarity
清晰，清楚：clear, lucidity; 清澈透明:easily seen through
clasp
紧握：holding
clement
宽容的，善良的：tolerant, kind; 气候温和的：neither, high, low
cliché
陈词滥调（的）：hackneyed
clog
阻碍物：something, movement, progress difficult; 阻碍：difficulty; 堵塞：prevent, through
clot
密集的一群：a number of things, a unit; 堵塞：prevent, through, filling with something; 凝结：jelly
cloudburst
突然的一场暴雨：sudden copious rainfall
clout
权力，影响力：influence
cloying
甜得发腻的，感情用事的：sweet, sentimental
clumsy
笨拙的：lacking, nimbleness, lack, skill; 不文雅的：lacking, grace, inability, graceful; 不精致的：roughly
coagulate
（使）凝结，（使）变稠：coherent, clot
coalesce
合并，融合：whole, fuse
coax
哄骗：pleading, flattery, cajole
coda
终曲：concluding passage
coerce
（以武力）强制：force, threat
coeval
同时代的，同龄的：equal age
cogent
令人信服的：convincing; 相关的：pertinent
cognizant
知道的，意识到的：aware
collapse
突然倒塌或收缩：fall, shrink; 完全耗尽体力：depletion, energy, strength; 失败：unsuccessful
collude
串通，共谋（做坏事）：together secretly, fraudulent, deceitful, conspire
colossal
巨大的：size, degree, immense
coltish
不守纪律的：not subjected, discipline; 爱开玩笑的：joking, teasing
coma
昏迷，深度无知觉：profound unconsciousness; 迟钝，冷漠：sluggishness
combustible
可燃的：igniting; 容易激动的：easily excited
comely
漂亮的，吸引人的：pleasing, wholesome, attractive
comity
友好，社会和谐：friendly, harmony
commencement
开始：beginning; 毕业典礼：conferring
commend
赞扬：approbation, praise; 委托保管：entrust; 推荐：recommend
commensurate
同样大小的：equal; 相称的，相当的：proportionate
commingle
充分混合：blend
commitment
致力，投入：obligated, impelled; 确信：belief; 承诺，表态：revealing one’s view
committed
忠诚的，忠实的：loyal
commodious
宽敞舒适的：spacious
commonsensical
符合常识的，有依据的：common sense, sound
commotion
骚乱：disturbance
compendium
摘要：summary, abstract; 目录，各种各样的列表或集合：list, collection
complacency
自满，无忧患意识：self-satisfaction, unawareness of trouble
complaisance
愿意顺从，讨好，彬彬有礼：comply, affability
compliant
顺从的：submissive
compliment
称赞，恭维：praise; 敬意，免费赠送的礼物：respectful
comply
遵从：conform, submit
compose
使镇定：calm; 组成，构成：form, constitute
compound
混合物：something composed；混合的：consisting；混合：together；扩大，增多：greater；和解：agree
compress
压缩（体积）：reduce size, volume
compromise
妥协：concessions；使危险：danger
compunction
焦虑，内疚，良心不安：anxiety, guilt
concatenate
连结，混合：bring together
concave
凹的：curved
conceal
隐藏，隐瞒：prevent disclosure
concede
承认：grant；停止抵抗：cease resistance
concentrate
集中：focus；浓缩：less dilute；聚集：together
concerted
共同完成的：accomplished together
conciliate
平息，抚慰：lessen the anger；调解：compatible, reconcile
concise
简洁的：brevity
concord
一致，和睦：harmony, agreement
concur
同意：agreement；同一时间发生、存在：same time；团结合作：joint
condescending
摆出高人一等的姿态的：patronizingly superior
condign
应得的，恰当的：deserved
condole
表达同情：sympathetic
condone
宽恕；忽视：forgive
conducive
有益的，有促进作用的：promote
confident
有信心的，自信的：assurance, self-reliance
confine
禁闭，监禁：imprison；限制：limits
confluence
汇合，混合：together same
confront
直接对抗，直面：face to face
confound
使困惑：uncertainty；无法区分，混淆：fail to differentiate；证明为假，证伪：false
congeal
凝固，固化：solid state
congenial
和善的，友好的：agreement；令人愉悦的：giving pleasure
congruent
和谐一致的：in agreement；全等的：coinciding
conjecture
揣测的结果：conclusion by surmise；猜测，估计（大小、数量等）：decide without actual measurement；（没有依据地）认为：form an opinion
connive
暗中合作，共谋：cooperate secretly；纵容：假装忽视或并未采取措施阻止错误：pretend ignorance ought to oppose
connoisseur
鉴赏家（尤指艺术领域）：with discrimination, appreciation；专家：high level of knowledge
conscientious
仔细的，一丝不苟的：involving great care；有良心的，正直的：governed by conscience
consensus
一致同意：general agreement
consequence
结果：produced by cause；重要性，价值：importance
conservative
守旧的，不愿改变的：oppose change；不招摇的，低调的：not showy；谨慎小心的：close attentiveness
conservatory
温室：greenhouse；艺术学院：school arts
conserve
保存，避免浪费：keep avoid wasteful
considerable
（数量上）可观（而值得注意）的：large；值得考虑的，重要的：significant
console
安慰，慰藉：alleviate, comfort
consolidate
使联合，统一：join together；加固，使安全：make firm
consonant
和谐一致的：in agreement
conspicuous
显而易见的；吸引人的：obvious
conspire
合谋，密谋：plan secretly
constitute
指派，任命：appoint；构成：make up
constrain
限制：restriction；使人屈服于（压力、感情）等：give in to pressure
constringe
使紧缩：draw together
construct
建造，建立：form；创造，相出：create imagination
consummate
专业的，有造诣的：extremely skilled；无纰漏的，完美的：perfect；最高档次的，最大规模的：highest degree
contagious
传染的：communicate；（情绪等）唤起共鸣的：exciting a similar feeling
contaminate
污染，感染：stain
content
使满足：appease；主题：major subject of interest；内容，内涵：idea that is conveyed
contentious
引起争论的：argumentative；好争论的，好战的：tendency quarrels
contiguous
接壤的，相邻的：sharing an edge
contort
扭曲：twist
contract
契约，合同：binding agreement；收缩：reduce size；感染疾病：become affected
contravene
违反，反对：violate, oppose
contrite
（因为有罪孽或过错而感到）后悔悲痛的：showing remorse
contumacious
不服从的，倔强的：disobedient
conundrum
无法解决的问题，迷：insoluble, dilemma
convalesce
渐渐康复，渐愈：recover gradually
convenience
便利，方便：fitness suitability
convention
常规，习俗：agreement, acceptance；公约，协议：agreement；大会，集会：coming together
converge
汇集，交汇于一点：move toward one
conversant
熟悉的：familiar
convert
被改变宗教信仰的人：converted；使改变信仰：bring over from brief；改变，转化：alter
convex
凸起的：curves outward
convey
运输：transport；传递，交流：communicate
conviction
深信，确信：being convinced；证明有罪：proved guilty
convoke
召集开会：bring together
convoluted
复杂的，费解的：complicated
convulsion
痉挛（强烈的、无法控制的肌肉收缩）：involuntary contraction；骚乱：disturbance
coop
监禁，困于…之中：confine
copious
丰富的，大量的：abundant
coquette
调情的女子：flirt；调情，不认真对待：playfully
cordon
警戒线：line preventing；围成一道防线：form cordon
cornucopia
大量：overflowing
coronation
加冕，加冕礼：crowning
corporeal
肉体的：not spiritual；有形的，实体的：not immaterial
corroborate
用证据或权威证实：support with evidence；为…提供证据，支持：provide evidence
corrosive
腐蚀性的：destroy slowly；讽刺性的：sarcastic；
corrugated
褶皱的：folds
cosmopolitan
有世界性眼光的，包容的：worldwide
cosset
宠爱：pamper
countenance
容忍：put up with；赞成，推崇：favorable opinion；沉着，冷静：evenness
counterfeit
仿制的，假冒的：imitation；仿制：fraudulent replica；伪装成：false appearance
countermand
取消，撤销：revoke
court
追求，献殷勤：seek affections
covert
隐蔽的，秘密的：not shown；隐秘庇护所：avoid others
covetous
贪婪的，渴求财富的：inordinate desire
cow
恐吓，威胁：frighten
cowardice
懦弱，不坚定：lack courage
cower
畏缩：cringe
cozen
诱骗：mislead
cramped
狭小的，狭窄的：small
crass
粗俗的，愚钝的：unrefined
crave
热望：intense desire
craven
非常懦弱的，因胆小而遭人鄙视的：lacking courage
crease
折痕：folding
credence
坚信：firm brief
credulous
轻信的，易受骗的：gullible
creek
小溪，小河：smaller
creep
缓慢地行进：slowly；匍匐前进：body close to the ground
crescendo
（声音）渐强：gradual increase；（渐强之后到达的）顶峰：peak
crest
顶部，浪尖，山顶
crestfallen
垂头丧气的，沮丧的：depressed
cronyism
任人唯亲的，对好朋友的偏袒：favoritism friends
crook
使弯曲：away from a straight line
croon
低声歌唱或说话：murmuring
crouch
蹲伏：lower stance
crucial
非常重要的，决定性的：extremely significant
crumple
弄皱：bend；（因外力挤压而）垮塌：fall down
crutch
支撑，支柱：supports
crux
中点，关键点：critical point
cryptic
秘密的：secret；含义模糊的：ambiguous meaning；超出理解能力的：beyond one’s powers to know
culpable
该受谴责的，有罪的：deserving blame
cultivate
提升，加强：improve；种植，培养：promote growth
cumbersome
笨重的，难处理的：difficult to handle
cunning
狡猾的：artful deceptiveness；（手工）灵巧的：skillful；欺诈，欺骗：practice of misleading
curmudgeon
脾气坏的、爱抱怨的人：irritable and complaining
cursory
匆忙的，不注意细节的：excessive or careless speed
curt
言词简略的，直接（以至显得粗鲁）的：direct, brief, and potentially rude；言简意赅的：convey much information
curtail
缩短，削减：less in extent or duration
cynic
愤世嫉俗者：selfishness
dabble
涉猎，对…浅尝辄止：superficially
daft
神经错乱的：abnormal, sick state of mind；不明智的：lack of good sense or judgment
dais
主席台，嘉宾席：raised platform
dally
虚度时光：doing nothing；玩乐：amusement；慢吞吞，磨磨蹭蹭：slowly
damper
抑制因素：restrains, depresses
dandy
纨绔子弟，爱打扮的人：appearance；最佳的，最好的：very best kind
dank
阴湿的：wet
dapper
衣冠整洁的：strikingly neat and trim
dappled
有斑点的，花的：marked with small spots, mottled, spotted；色彩斑斓的：two or more colors
daredevil
大胆鲁莽的（人）：foolishly；不考虑后果的：a lack of concern for the consequence
dart
突然移动，猛冲，狂奔：suddenly；公开侮辱：intended to hurt another’s feelings
daunt
使胆怯，吓到：to lessen the courage
dawdle
闲荡，虚度光阴：spend time idly；拖拖拉拉：slowly
deadpan
无趣的，无生气的，不活泼的：impassively
dearth
供应不足：inadequate
debacle
溃败：complete failure
debark
（使）下船（飞机、车等）；卸（客、货）：unload, from a ship or an airplane
debase
贬低，贬损：lower standing
debilitate
使衰弱：impair strength
debris
废墟：discarded, useless material
debunk
揭穿…的真面目：true nature；证明…为假：false
debut
初次登台，出道：first appearance
decadence
衰落，颓废：deterioration, decline
decant
轻轻倒出：pour off without disturbing
decipher
破译：interpret；对…有清晰的想法，理解，解读：clear idea
decode
解码：change into ordinary language；对…有清晰的想法，理解，解读：clear idea
decorum
礼仪，得体：appropriateness, propriety
decrepit
虚弱的，衰老的，破旧的：weakened
default
不履行义务，玩忽职守：nonperformance
defer
推迟，延期：postpone；遵从：respect
deference
尊崇，顺从：yield to
deficiency
缺乏，不足：inadequate
defile
（山间）小道：a narrow passage；亵渎：treat with great disrespect；使腐坏，污损：make unfit for use
deft
灵巧的，熟练的：skill
defuse
抚慰，减轻：make less tense
defy
反抗，违抗：go against
dehydrate
去除水分，使干燥：remove water；使失去活力：deprive of vitality
deify
把…当作神来崇拜：offer honor or respect to；过分喜爱：love or admire；尊敬，尊崇：high status or value to
deject
使沮丧：lower the spirits, dishearten
deleterious
有害的：harmful
deliberate
深思熟虑的：careful
delicacy
（外貌、结构等）精致，极度兴奋，发狂：fineness
delirium
精神错乱；极度兴奋，发狂：mental disturbance confused
delusion
错觉，妄想：false
deluge
大暴雨：drenching rain；大量：great flow
delve
探究，钻研：detailed search for information
demagogue
蛊惑民心的政客：leader false claims
demanding
难以取悦的，难满足的：satisfied；费时间花心思的：requiring careful attention
demolition
破坏，毁坏：destroying
demonstrate
（通过证据）证明，表明：make clear using examples；使明白易懂：make plain or understandable；表现，表露：make known
demoralize
使士气低落：dishearten；贬低，使堕落：lower in character
demotic
通俗的，大众化的：common
demur
表示异议，反对：opposition, objection；犹豫：doubt acceptability qualm
denigrate
诋毁，污蔑：scornfully
denouement
（小说的）结局：final resolution
denounce
公开指责：public or formal disapproval；宣称…道德上错误、可耻：morally wrong
dent
凹陷，凹痕：depression；（数量，程度上）削弱：make smaller
denude
脱去，使赤裸：bare
deplete
耗尽，使衰竭：make complete use
deplore
哀悼：sorrow
deploy
（有目的地）展开；调度，部署：spread out
deportation
放逐：removal from a country
depose
宣誓作证：testify；废黜，罢免：remove from a throne；摆放：arrange
deposit
自然积累，沉积，矿藏：accumulation；存钱：put in account
depravity
道德败坏：immoral, harmful or offensive
deprecate
不喜欢：unfavorable opinion；贬低，轻视：express scornfully；降低…的重要性，使低调：play down
depreciate
贬低…的价值：lower value；轻视：lower estimation, esteem
depressed
不开心的，情绪不高的，消沉的：unhappiness；生活境况悲催的：healthful environment
deprivation
匮乏：privation
deracinate
根除：pull out
derelict
玩忽职守的，不认真的：lacking duty, carelessly；被社会遗弃的人：social misfit
deride
嘲弄，嘲笑：contemptuous mirth
derivative
非原创的：originality
descend
下降：downward；世代相传：pass by inheritance
descendant
后代：deriving directly from
desecrate
亵渎，玷污：treat shamefully
desiccate
使（食物）脱水以保存，使干燥：drying；使缺乏活力：deprive vitality
designate
任命：to pick for a specific position or duty；命名：give a name to
